Thursday, January 22, 2009

Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah

When I posted my Shrimp with Corn Relish recipe, several of my readers expressed interest in my newly acquired corn zipper. I decided to have a give away on my blog so that one of my lucky readers could be the proud owner of their very own corn zipper. I purchased one at Sur la Table tonight after date night with my husband. (I always try to make date night at a restaurant in or near the mall so I can squeeze a shopping trip out of him - it doesn't always, but tonight it worked!)

So here are the rules:

1. Leave a comment to this post stating your name (if it doesn't already show in your comments) and your favorite dish made with corn.2. The deadline is Friday January 23, 2009 at Midnight EST.3. I will use a random number generator to pick a number out of the comments posted.4. Then I will have the winner email me the address where they would like to have the shiny corn zipper shipped.

79 comments:

Oooh, I totally want one of these. :) One of my favorite things to make with fresh corn removed from the cob is a salad that has corn, lump crab meat, avocado, and tomatoes along with salad greens. So good, and definitely makes me think of summer!

My favorite dish with corn is my mother in laws corn casserole! I also love corn in a southwest salad with grilled chicken, black beans, corn, crispy tortilla strips and avacado. I toss it in a spicy ranch dressing- so goood! I love your blog!!

I love to eat plain old corn-on-the-cob. It's been a favorite since childhood and I'm one of the only people in my immediate family that enjoys it. I'm also a big fan of corn casserole around the holidays. I would love to have one of these corn zippers because I've never tried de-cob corn before and I think this would be so much easier than doing it the traditional way. I've never seen one of these before. Thanks so much for sharing it!

My favourite corn recipe is called "Corn Bakwan" made from corn, flour, green onion, garlic, salt, pepper, mixed with enough water and fried it, yummy! I never heard or seen this corn zipper before..amazing tools

Wow, lots of corn casseroles. We also have a MN version called 'scalloped corn' .. not sure why, but I guess we gotta make due during the cold months :) Otherwise, fresh corn from the in-laws farm.. boiled for 3 min = perfect. Oh yes, and in Bangkok .. corn with shredded coconut (yes, desserts ala corn).

There is nothing better than in the summer having wonderful sweet corn. As long as I can remember my mother or grandmother would cut the corn kernels off the cob and freeze those little chuncks of gold to put in soups for fresh corn chowder or cowboy cavier (a dumb name for a pico de gallo like salsa with black-eyed peas and of course fresh corn). I started last summer freezing corn in my own kitchen so that my family could have have delicious fresh corn all year. However, it's a lot of hard work to cut it off the cobb!-caramaddox@gmail.com

I love homemade corn chowder - it reminds me of our family tradition to have with sloppy joes on Christmas Eve! I would love to try the zipper to make that corn salsa recipe you posted back in August - yum!

What a fab giveaway! My fave corn recipe is pretty simple... ultra super sweet corn that's roasted in its husk, then dipped in delicious butter. YUM! I just have to get this whenever I brave the crowds of Taste of Chicago. For whatever reason, the corn tastes better when you're surrounded by sweaty masses of people in a park under a blistering sun. :)

also- Corn Bread- the sweet kind, not that brick-like flavorless stuff that my grandparents make and crumble into buttermilk. I know- I know- true southerners hate sugar in cornbread- but whatever- I.LOVE.IT.

Well my favorite corn recipe would start with ears raised by my Daddy... but alas I can't get that anymore. So for nostalgia's sake, I would go with the Corn Pudding from the Colonial Williamsburg Tavern Cookbook.

Good ole' fashion Corn on the Cob (sweet white corn is my fav from a farmer's market). I simply pull the husks down and lather it with: butter, worcestershire sauce, horseradish sauce and salt & pepper. Then re-husk it (lol) and throw them on the grill!!!!!

I love anything and everything corn....with one exception..the aforementioned scalloped corn. BLECH! But my two favorite things are elotes, which is a mexican dish...basically just roasted corn then cut off the cob and put in a cup with mayonnaise, fresh squeezed lime juice, parmesan cheese, chili powder. My other is chili - but with corn in it. I don't know why...maybe for the texture...but biting into some crisp corn amidst all the mushy beans, meat, and tomatoes is YUMMY!!!

One of my favorite corn dishes (I have to say one of my favorites because I can't narrow it down) would have to be chicken tortilla soup. In fact, I'm making some tonight to go with homemade (but not my me) tamales. :)

I have never seen one of these before, I really could use it in the summer with all of the sweet corn my husband buys from the side of the read. The knife kept slipping last year and lets just say it was starting to look not pretty.

Favorite corn recipe .... definitely corn chowder with potatoes and bacon. Also, the sweet corn treat that Chevy's serves as a side on each dish. My family loves corn so much that I substitute it for green beans in Shepherd's Pie ... talk about carbo loading!